write 200-250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
Watch the following video in preparation for the discussion:

Preparing a Trend Analysis of Financial Data
This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Focus your discussion on the following questions:

Describe how trend analysis differs from ratio analysis and give an example of trend analysis.
Discuss how trend analysis might be used to make business decisions.